cirri

Modifications from the full body covered norm include a single ring of cilia, grouped ciliary organelles called cirri, and restriction of cilia to feeding tentacles.

Protozoa 2008

Euplotes - Euplotes belongs to the ciliate order Hypotrichida whose species are characterized by rows of fused cilia called cirri on the ventral surface.

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Euplotes - Euplotes belongs to the ciliate order Hypotrichida whose species are characterized by rows of fused cilia called cirri on the ventral surface.

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Stylonychia - This genus belongs to the ciliate order Hypotrichida whose species are characterized by rows of fused cilia called cirri on the ventral surface.

unknown title 2009

Stylonychia - This genus belongs to the ciliate order Hypotrichida whose species are characterized by rows of fused cilia called cirri on the ventral surface.

unknown title 2009

We may note that he had just an inkling of the modern doctrine that all the appendages of Articulates consist of a basal joint bearing an inner and an outer terminal piece, for he observes that the "cirri" of the maxillipedes of Crustacea give the appendage the same bifid appearance as the appendages of the abdomen and the thoracic legs of _Mysis_ (p. 50).

Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology

Important changes of weather are not owing to merely local causes, situated at the place of observation, but are the consequence of a disturbance in the equilibrium of the aerial currents at a great distance from the surface of the Earth, in the higher strata of the atmosphere, bringing cold or warm, dry or moist air, rendering the sky cloudy or serene, and converting the accumulated masses of clouds into light feathery 'cirri'.

COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

Here, I caught detail of the “toes” cirri during feeding, with a depth of field estimated at less than 2mm.

The Panda's Thumb: August 2010 Archives 2010

Here, I caught detail of the "toes" cirri during feeding, with a depth of field estimated at less than 2mm.

Photography Contest: Finalists, Invasive - The Panda's Thumb 2010

Here, I caught detail of the “toes” cirri during feeding, with a depth of field estimated at less than 2mm.

Photography Contest: Finalists, Invasive - The Panda's Thumb 2010

The underside of these arms is lined with tiny toothlike structures called “cirri,” giving an appearance of fangs ready to bite down on anything that wants to chase it down for a snack.

My Cephalopod Year Aimee Nezhukumatathil 2020